Arsenal get final Bradley Barcola transfer message - 'no doubt'

Arsenal are in the market for a winger in the summer transfer window, with plenty of high-profile names linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium.

Real Madrid forward Rodrygo would be the dream signing and it could be a deal that gets done with Los Blancos willing to let him leave if the price is right.

However, the way new Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta does business is to have a number of names on the shortlist to take a look at, rather than going all out for one star.

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And amongst the other names on the list for the Gunners is thought to be Bradley Barcola. The 22-year-old is coming off the back of an extraordinary season with Paris Saint-Germain, scoring 21 goals and proving 20 assists as the Parisiens completed a historic treble, winning Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and then the Champions League for the first time.

Arsenal are among a host of teams to be admirers of Barcola, but they will all be given short shrift in the transfer window. Barcola, who has another three years left on his current contract at the Parc des Princes and would therefore command a huge transfer fee, is going nowhere.

Boss Luis Enrique delivered an update on the frontman's future by saying: "I have no doubt that Barcola will stay in Paris.

"It's nice that other clubs like our players, but we are talking about a very young boy in whom we have high hopes for the future. I expect Bradley to play for Paris Saint-Germain for many years to come."

Mikel Arteta spoke at the end of the season about what he needs in the transfer window, although the Gunners are yet to bring in a forward player.

Arteta said: "What is clear with the amount of injuries we had in the frontline is that we need a goal threat. We need the firepower out there.

"We cannot rely just on the numbers we had before. We have to add goals, we have to add creativity, and we have to add numbers, and that will be in different positions."